10 ALL IN Impulse Reactions

4. Neck Stuff

Phwoar.

Kenny Omega and Penta El 0 M knocked out a gem as ALL IN turned the quality up significantly for the final three explosive battles.

A carefree start by IWGP Champion early on left him in really, really deep sh*t with the nails-hard Lucha Underground and Impact Wrestling star. There have been rumours that Penta and real life brother (he of his own main event insanity - more on that later) Ray Fenix will sign for WWE sooner rather than later, but he may need to curb his enthusiasm for head drops if presented with Vince McMahon's top stars instead of Gedos.

Penta and Omega spent the last few minutes in a test of strength - only with spinal cords instead of stance and stature. A series of near falls centred around the deadly package piledriver, with one from Penta to Omega on the ring apron a finish on any night, against anybody else. But not here, on this night, against Bullet Club's leader

As it has (almost) always been, the One Winged Angel was the real difference-maker, and for around half an hour, 'The Cleaner' was without doubt 'The Best Bout Machine'.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say. With WhatCulture, he has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. He has also been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana, 411Mania and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.